Dill
Charles Baker Harris, or Dill, is Jem and Scout's best friend, who lives in Maycomb only during the summer. His goal throughout the novel is to get the reclusive Boo Radley to come out of his house, which he hasn't left in years. For the first few summers, the children concoct many plans to lure him out, until they are finally reprimanded by Atticus. Dill promises to marry Scout, and they become "engaged". One night Dill runs away from his home in the city, because he feels like he is being replaced in the family by his stepfather. He gets on a train and goes to Maycomb County, then hides under Scout's bed until she finds him. Unlike Scout and Jem he lacks the security of family love. He is unwanted and unloved by his parents; "They do get on a lot better without me, I cannot help them any". As Francis, another Finch from the novel, says, "He hasn't got a home, he just gets passed around from relative to relative." Even Miss Rachel, with whom he stays over the summer, is not a woman deserving of a child's trust and love: Dill is well aware of her drinking habits. He is described as not having a father—he doesn't know where he lives or when he'll come back, if he does.
Dill is also a herb that is grown worldwide, but originated in the Mediterranean and the Middle-East.
Dill is also a herb that is grown worldwide, but originated in the Mediterranean and the Middle-East.